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' Letters .Patent No. 70,801, dated November- 12, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN caserme-ROBES ros INFANTS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l Be it known that I, M. M. CASHMAN, of Boston, in the county of Suiolk, and State of Massachusetts, have Y invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Creeping-Robes; :and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked'thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in forming an annular bag or sack, the outer part f which serves as a loose dress or wrapper, covering the ordinary dress, while the inner part serves as a. skirt inside of the ordinary dress of a child. The object of this garment,l which I calla childs creeping-robe, isto protect the nicer garments of a creeping child from being soiled.

To enable o thers skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and use. In the drawings- Figure 1 is a view showing the creeping-robe as it appears upon the child Figure 2 is a section showing the dress and skirts of the child in the creeping-robe.

Figure 3 is a section of the creeper only. V

I construct my improved creeping-robe as follows An inner skirt, A Ai A, figs. 2 and 3,*is madeof any suitable material, in the ordinary manner, being attached to the waist of the child by the band B, and is next to the drawers, being within the dress-skirts. Now I make a loose wrapper, Ai' A`lii A, which is large enough to enclose the entire dress of the child. This wrapper is connected at the lower edge, that is, at A, to the inner skirt, iig. 3, so that these-two, that is, the inner skirt A'A A and the Wrapper Aiv AAii form an'annular sack er bag, enclosing the nicer garments D D, as shown in iig. '2. It will be readily understood by ladies that my improved creeping-robe may be put on after the child has been dressed, and be taken off without interferng with the customary dress of the child.

l The advantage of my creeper is this: A child may be nicely dressed in the'ordinary garments, and, being protected by my creeper, may be allowed to play upon the door, as the creep-er will protect the nice dress from being soiled. When desirable 'to have the child appear 'in clean garments, the creeper can be removed, thus saving the time and trouble of dressing the child again.

Having thus described my invention, I will proceed to set forth myclaim. What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv

Forming a creeperrby uniting a skirt, A A* A, with a wrapper, A AHA, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth` v M. M. GASHMAN.

Witnesses: l

F. G. PARKER, A. HUN BERRY. 

